Crows hold breath for Dowrick's knee

The Crows have grave concerns over McKenzie Dowrick's knee injury, which soured their otherwise spectacular triumph in the first-ever AFLW Showdown.

Adelaide coach Matthew Clarke is holding his breath while fearing the worst for emerging forward McKenzie Dowrick, who suffered a knee injury in the Crows' 60-point belting of Port Adelaide on Friday night.

Dowrick's right knee appeared to buckle on landing during a marking contest in the third quarter before she was helped slowly off Adelaide Oval by club trainers.

"We don't know, we'll wait for the scans," Clarke said.

"Any time there's a knee injury, you are apprehensive. Until we've got the results, we'll hold our breath."

Asked if the injury was to the anterior cruciate ligament, which would means months out, he said: "There's a potential for it, but we're not sure yet."

Winger Eloise Jones sustained a foot injury late in the match which will be assessed in the coming days. Clarke was "hopeful that one won't be too major".

The injuries were the only negative aspects of ladder-leading Adelaide's otherwise faultless dismantling of the Power in the inaugural AFLW Showdown.

Captain Chelsea Randall led from the front, starting in the centre square and nailing three first-half goals - a career-high - to single-handedly end Port's futile resistance.

Randall also racked up game-highs of 27 disposals and seven clearances to secure the first-ever women's Showdown Medal.

"She (Randall) is outstanding," Clarke said. "Clearly she's an exceptional player.

"We're immensely fortunate to have her as part of our team.

"She's led from day one and continues to do so. She's been very much at the centre of everything we've been able to do over the journey."

The Crows' famed big three - Randall, Ebony Marinoff and Anne Hatchard - combined for 74 touches and five goals.

Behind the trio's exploits and in front of a bumper crowd of 20,652, Adelaide's seasoned outfit belted the first-year Power side in contested possessions (111-81), clearances (33-11) and inside-50s (40-17).

Clarke knows future Showdowns will rarely be this lopsided.

"Expansion sides, this year in particular, are going to find it more challenging because the lead time into their season was so short," he said.

"With the talent they've had access to through the draft, in two years time, those players are going to be the standout players in the competition.

"It will redress relatively quickly, I think."

Port Adelaide coach Lauren Arnell wants her young side to treat the mammoth defeat as a learning experience.

"We clearly saw the triple premiership team that the Crows are, an experienced and hardened football group, against a young team," she said.

"I'm very proud of the group of young women we have at our club.

"We played the benchmark of the competition and we'll learn plenty."